METHOD AND PLANT FOR THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF FRICTION ELEMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BRAKE PADS

    公开(公告)号:US20180142954A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15579681

    申请日:2016-06-06

    申请人: ITT ITALIA S.r.l.

    摘要: A method and plant for the thermal treatment of friction elements including a convective heating step which is performed within a convective tunnel oven. The friction elements are arranged laid, in an orderly manner, upon a plurality of trays each tray having a perforated resting plate upon which the friction elements are laid in a position next to one another only, but not overlapped. The trays are piled on top of each other whilst being kept distanced from one another in a stacking direction by an amount that is greater than the thickness of the friction elements. Groups of piled up trays containing the friction elements are arranged side by side on belt conveyor means that pass through the tunnel oven in order to transport the friction elements therethrough.